Alex de Minaur has atoned to force Australia's thrilling second-round Davis Cup qualifier against Belgium to a deciding fifth rubber.

A day after flopping against world number 91 Raphael Collignon to leave Australia trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five match tie, de Minaur electrified Sydney's Ken Rosewall Arena with a rousing 6-2, 7-5 victory over Zizou Bergs.

The world number eight and six-time grand slam quarter-finalist was a man on a mission, reeling off three straight service games and breaking his 46th-ranked rival twice late in the second set to lock up the tie at 2-2 in less than 90 minutes. Loading Twitter content

With the chance to secure only Australia's third Davis Cup triumph in history from 2-0 down, fellow Sydneysider Jordan Thompson was slated to play Collignon in the s

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